Darren Dyer | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 31 July 1966 London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | The Phantom | ||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Welterweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 6 (5 by KO) | ||||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| No contests | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Darren Dyer (also known by his nickname The Phantome, born 31 July 1966 in London) is a British retired welterweight boxer.
He was the ABA welterweight champion in 1986, fighting out of St. Monica's ABC. [1]
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